Semaglutide medication may benefit 93 million U.S. adults
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have just published a study that projects 93 million U.S. adults that are overweight and obese may be suitable for the 2.4 mg dosage of semaglutide, a weight loss medication known under the brand name Wegovy. They projected based on the known weight loss effects (15% average weight […]
Opinion | ‘It’s a Word Calculator on Steroids’: What We Heard This Week
“It’s a word calculator on steroids.” — Daniel Chow, MD, MBA, of the University of California Irvine, on large language models like ChatGPT being used to plagiarize scientific research. “It’s like gold. This is the reality. It’s crazy.” — Jody Dushay, MD, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, on diabetes patients’ difficulty getting […]
Emissions tied to the international trade of agricultural goods are rising
Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions have drawn the clearest line yet connecting consumers of agricultural produce in wealthier countries in Asia, Europe and North America with a growth in greenhouse gas emissions in less-developed nations, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. In a paper published today in Science, the […]
How to rejuvenate the immune system of elderly people and reduce their risk of infectious disease: Study results identify reason for why older adults are significantly more susceptible to infectious diseases
A new study, led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine, identifies a reason for why older adults are significantly more susceptible to infectious diseases than younger people, a critical societal issue most recently exemplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Study results also pave the way for new potential therapeutic targets to rejuvenate the immune […]
Key brain mechanisms for organizing memories in time: Convergence research project integrated neurobiology with data science techniques
In a scientific first, researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered fundamental mechanisms by which the hippocampus region of the brain organizes memories into sequences and how this can be used to plan future behavior. The finding may be a critical early step toward understanding memory failures in cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s […]
Targeting mitochondria shows promise in treating obesity: Molecule that changes the shape of mitochondria corrects obesity
A team of University of California, Irvine, scientists have discovered a novel pharmacological approach to attenuate the mitochondrial dysfunction that drives diet-induced obesity. The results of their study were published recently in the journal, EMBO Molecular Medicine. Consuming a high-fat diet can lead to obesity and metabolic disorders such as diabetes and fatty liver. Palmitate, […]